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UK salary report · 2026

Management Consultant Salary

Official ONS earnings for the UK, covering 241,000 jobs.

ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Grouped occupation Where this comes from →

Median salary

£51,729

gross, per year, all employees

▲ 8.4% change on the previous year

Full-time only

£53,295

Part-time only

£27,346

Mean

£57,594

Jobs measured

241,000

What most management consultants actually earn

Half of management consultants earn between £37,901 and £68,392. Earning above £68,392 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.

The full pay range

Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of management consultants earn less than this.

10th
£28,359
20th
£34,099
25th
£37,901
30th
£40,499
40th
£45,807
50th
£51,729
60th
£56,650
70th
£64,282
75th
£68,392
80th
£75,066
90th
£90,835
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Management Consultant salary by region

10 of 11 GB regions have a published figure for this occupation.

Region Median Mean
London £60,628 £71,057
East £54,867 £56,955
South East £52,489 £54,208
North East £49,267 £52,606
South West £46,884 £48,573
North West £46,487 £50,116
West Midlands £45,139 £49,184
Scotland £44,197 £48,245
Yorkshire and The Humber £43,136 £45,057
East Midlands £42,642 £50,151

Where this figure comes from

ONS occupation group
Management consultants and business analysts
SOC 2020 code
2431
Measure
Gross annual pay, all employees
Edition
ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional

ONS doesn't measure “management consultant” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Management consultants and business analysts”, which includes this role alongside others. ONS group combines management consultants and business analysts.

Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.

Management Consultant salary FAQs

What is the average Management Consultant salary in UK?

The median is £51,729 a year and the mean is £57,594, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; full-time employees alone have a median of £53,295 and part-time employees £27,346.

What is a good Management Consultant salary?

Half of management consultants earn between £37,901 and £68,392. Anything above £68,392 is in the top quarter for the role.

Is this figure official?

Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records, covering 241,000 jobs in this occupation.

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